Charlie's Notes: A Memoir [Paperback]

Cherie Kerr (Author)

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"Kerr is a tremendously detailed writer...His story, just like a beautifully written song, will linger long..." -- Kathryn J. Atwood, monstersandcritics.com, July 9, 2005

Product Details

• Paperback: 367 pages
• Publisher: Execuprov Pr (November 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964888270
• ISBN-13: 978-0964888272
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,106,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Music Music Music, April 30, 2009

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Richard Frattali "author: Standing In For Lana" (San Francisco, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charlie's Notes: A Memoir (Paperback)

Ms Kerr has a rich frame of reference from which to tell this tale of her musician father and the family that nurtured him. Most sagas about Italian families are set in Eastern cities but the DePietros went west after they landed on these shores around the turn of the century. And not just west, but to LA and Hollywood! Charlie, the authors's father, picked up a violin when he was a boy, and he never looked back. Music gave Charlie his life, his contacts with the stars, and a way to support his beloved Marge and their two daughters. And around it all was extended family, the brawling clan whose story calls out to be scored by Puccini. Ms Kerr's extensive experience as a teacher of mprovisational acting is evident in her evokation of character and her skill in building scenes. A good read. Recommended.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Family Saga to Remember, January 24, 2007

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PaliKate (Pacific Palisades, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Charlie's Notes: A Memoir (Paperback)

My mother comes from a large Lebanese family that came to the United States in 1916. Cherie's descriptions of Francesca and Eugene sound so much like the stories I heard from my aunts and uncles as I grew up. Her writing is musical, brilliantly descriptive and so moving. Although I knew it was a memoir, it reads like a great work of historical fiction. I felt every blow, every triumph, every heartache right along with these wonderfully drawn characters. I have since sent it on to my mother to read and I know she will pass it on to her sisters.

5.0 out of 5 stars What the history books never taught us, June 28, 2005

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C. Walson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Charlie's Notes: A Memoir (Paperback)

Author Cherie Kerr in "Charlie's Notes" gives us what our American history books never did: heart and passion, life-sized characters involved in the day-to-day grind of chasing the American dream hoping for a better life. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to go beyond the cold facts and figures and find the "real story" of an American family.